After a too easy and perhaps too fun opening night blowout of the Dallas Mavericks, the Spurs came back down to earth a bit against an injured New Orleans Pelicans club that at least has a healthy Zion Williamson back. It was a back-and-forth, ugly game where neither team ever led by double figures or could get in much of an offensive rhythm, but the Spurs pulled it out in OT despite Victor Wembanyama fouling out early.

Willamson got to flex on the opening possession after dunking and drawing a foul Wemby, but the satisfaction would be short lived as Wemby blocked his next three shots while getting two dunks of his own to get the Spurs out to a 7-2 lead. Still, the Pelicans kept the Spurs from running away with things despite shooting 52% in the quarter in part thanks to Jordan Poole doin

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